Pasco officials want to know how accepting its community is toward people of diverse backgrounds. That is just one of 159 queries on an online survey that residents are asked to complete in the next five weeks.
The city is taking part in the National Citizen Survey, a questionnaire sent out every two years to measure public opinion about the availability and quality of municipal services, and residents’ community engagement.
A printed version of the survey was mailed to “a statistically valid sample” of 1,400 city utility customers, Deputy City Manager Stan Strebel said. In addition, Pasco City Council members voted to reach a wider audience with an online version in either English or Spanish. Those results will be kept separate from the paper survey. All of the information, however, will be used by the City Council as it develops its goals for the next two years.
“The city values the input from the community via the survey, as it will help guide the council’s goal-making process and gives a snapshot of what the citizens of Pasco are thinking,” Pasco Mayor Matt Watkins said in a news release.
The online survey covers such topics as Pasco’s affordable quality housing, employment opportunities and public transportation. The survey also includes a page to rate services such as fire and crime prevention, and land-use planning.
